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Locations, Dates and Times of Scoping
Meetings
On
January 12, 2007, Congress amended the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) with passage of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act
-(MSRA). While maintaining the
requirement that ‘‘conservation and
management measures shall prevent
overfishing while achieving, on a
continuing basis, the optimum yield
from each fishery for the United States
fishing industry,’’ the MSRA added new
requirements to end and prevent
overfishing. The new requirements
include the use of ACLs, and ‘‘measures
to ensure accountability’’ (AMs).
Specifically, the MSRA requires that
FMPs ‘‘establish a mechanism for
specifying annual catch limits in the
plan (including a multi-year plan),
implementing regulations, or annual
specifications, at a level such that
overfishing does not occur in the
fishery, including measures to ensure
accountability’’ (Section 303(a)(15)).
Further, the MSRA requires such
measures be implemented by 2010 for
fisheries determined by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) to be subject to
overfishing and by 2011 for all other
fisheries. The AMs are management
controls that ensure the ACLs are not
exceeded. Examples of AMs include
corrective measures if overages occur
and implementation of an in-season
monitoring program.
The generic amendment is intended
to modify five of the Council’s FMPs.
These include FMPs for: Reef Fish
Resources, Shrimp, Stone Crab, Coral
and Coral Reef Resources, and Red
Drum. NMFS and the Council will
develop these ACLs in co-operation
with the Scientific and Statistical
Committee. NMFS, in collaboration
with the Council, will develop a DEIS
to evaluate alternatives and actions for
the ACLs. Some examples of these
actions include: establishing sector
specific ACLs, selecting levels of risk
associated with species yields,
considering removal or withdrawal of
species from FMPs, and delegating
species or species assemblages to state
regulators.
In accordance with NOAA’s
Administrative Order NAO 216–6,
Section 5.02(c), the Council has
identified this preliminary range of
alternatives as a means to initiate
discussion for scoping purposes only.
This may not represent the full range of
alternatives that eventually will be
evaluated by the Council.
Scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m.
at the following locations:
Monday, September 21, 2009—
Monroe County Government Center,
1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, FL
33040.
Monday, September 21, 2009—
Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries, 195
Ludwig Annex, Grand Isle, LA 70358.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009—
Banana Bay, 4590 Overseas Highway,
Marathon, FL 33050.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009—Best
Western, 7921 Lamar Poole Road,
Biloxi, MS 39532.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009—
Holiday Inn- Emerald Beach, 1102
South Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus
Christi, TX 78401.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009—
City of Madeira Beach,300 Municipal
Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 33708.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009—
Springhill Suites, 7922 Moley Road,
Houston, TX 77061.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009—
City of Orange Beach, 27235 Canal
Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561.
Wednesday, September 24, 2009—
NMFS Lab, 3500 Dellwood Beach Drive,
Panama City, FL 32408.
Copies of the scoping document are
available from the Council (see
ADDRESSES) or may be downloaded from
the Council Web site,
www.gulfcouncil.org.
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Special Accommodations
The meetings will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council (see
ADDRESSES).
After the DEIS associated with the
regulatory action is completed, it will be
filed with the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). The EPA will publish a
notice of availability of the DEIS for
public comment in the Federal Register.
The DEIS will have a 45–day comment
period. This procedure is pursuant to
regulations issued by the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) for
implementing the procedural provisions
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA; 40 CFR parts 1500–1508)
and to NOAA’s Administrative Order
216–6 regarding NOAA’s compliance
with NEPA and the CEQ regulations.
The Council and NMFS will consider
public comments received on the DEIS
in developing the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) and before
adopting final management measures for
the action. NMFS will submit both the
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final measures and the supporting FEIS
to the Secretary for review, approval,
and implementation. NMFS will
announce in the Federal Register the
availability of the final amendment and
FEIS for public review during the
secretarial review period, and will
consider all public comments prior to
final agency action to approve,
disapprove, or partially approve the
final amendment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 9, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XR61
Marine Mammals; File No. 14535
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., University of
California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine
Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa
Cruz, CA, has applied in due form for
a permit to conduct research on captive
pinnipeds.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
October 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species (APPS) home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 14535 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001;
fax (562)980–4018.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits, Conservation and Education
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Division, at the address listed above.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile to (301)713–0376, or by email
to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Please include the File No. in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division at the address listed
above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sloan or Kate Swails, (301)713–
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The proposed five-year permit
comprises a continuation of
psychological and physiological studies
at Long Marine Laboratory with captive
pinnipeds, including California sea
lions (Zalophus californianus); harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina); and northern
elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris),
designed to evaluate their perceptual
and cognitive capabilities.
Measurements obtained using
behavioral and physiological methods
will be used to improve knowledge of
pinniped sensory adaptations, examine
cognitive mechanisms for acquiring and
processing sensory information, and
develop procedures for rapidly and
humanely studying marine mammal
hearing and the effects of anthropogenic
noise. The captive animals are trained to
voluntarily participate in behavioral
stimulus detection and discrimination
paradigms that may be conducted in air
or under water. The applicant currently
holds one California sea lion, one harbor
seal, and one northern elephant seal,
and requests permission to obtain
additional animals for the research
program over the duration of the permit,
not to exceed a total of two of each
species listed above. Additional animals
would be obtained from captive and
rehabilitation facilities, including
permanently captive and non-releasable
rehabilitated animals. If those sources
are not available, releasable
rehabilitated animals from West Coast
rehabilitation facilities are requested.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
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prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: September 9, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council
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manufacturing industry. The Board was
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the Secretary of Commerce on matters
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Time: 2:30 p.m. (ET).
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Chittum, The Manufacturing Council,
Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone
202–482–4501,
Marc.Chittum@mail.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.
Marc Chittum, The Manufacturing
Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230,
telephone: 202–482–4501, e-mail:
Marc.Chittum@mail.doc.gov.
Dated: September 10, 2009.
J. Marc Chittum,
Executive Secretary, U.S. Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board.
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Announcement of NIST Partnership
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ACTION: Announcement of NIST
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Technology Transfer.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) is
interested in working with regional,
state and local economic development
organizations, technology incubation
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and other organizations and
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Office of Technology
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975–3482, or e-mail:
clara.asmail@nist.gov. Please reference
‘‘Opportunities for Tech Transfer
Partnerships’’ in any communications.
Dated: September 10, 2009.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XR61
Marine Mammals; File No. 14535
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D.,
University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, 100
Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA, has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct research on captive pinnipeds.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or
before October 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
Features box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File
No. 14535 from the list of available applications.
These documents are also available upon written request or by
appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018.
Written comments on this application should be submitted to the
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
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Division, at the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted
by facsimile to (301)713-0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include the File No. in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be
appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sloan or Kate Swails, (301)713-
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The proposed five-year permit comprises a continuation of
psychological and physiological studies at Long Marine Laboratory with
captive pinnipeds, including California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus); harbor seals (Phoca vitulina); and northern elephant
seals (Mirounga angustirostris), designed to evaluate their perceptual
and cognitive capabilities. Measurements obtained using behavioral and
physiological methods will be used to improve knowledge of pinniped
sensory adaptations, examine cognitive mechanisms for acquiring and
processing sensory information, and develop procedures for rapidly and
humanely studying marine mammal hearing and the effects of
anthropogenic noise. The captive animals are trained to voluntarily
participate in behavioral stimulus detection and discrimination
paradigms that may be conducted in air or under water. The applicant
currently holds one California sea lion, one harbor seal, and one
northern elephant seal, and requests permission to obtain additional
animals for the research program over the duration of the permit, not
to exceed a total of two of each species listed above. Additional
animals would be obtained from captive and rehabilitation facilities,
including permanently captive and non-releasable rehabilitated animals.
If those sources are not available, releasable rehabilitated animals
from West Coast rehabilitation facilities are requested.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: September 9, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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